State of the Union 2013 - Enhanced
Wednesday 13th at 0200 : Watch an exclusive enhanced live stream of the State of the Union Address with charts, graphs and data at Whitehouse.gov
John Kerry sworn in as Secretary of State
06 February 2013 - John F. Kerry was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden at the State Department in Washington D.C. He is the 68th Secretary of State of the United States, becoming the first sitting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman to become Secretary in over a century.
Biden Addresses Munich Security Conference
02 February 2013 - Vice President Biden spoke at the Munich Security Conference in Berlin on Saturday where he stressed the value of trans-Atlantic unity in his speech. (AP images)
100th Anniversary of Rosa Parks' Birth
01 February 2013 - President Obama: "As we mark the 100th anniversary of Rosa Parks's birth, we celebrate the life of a genuine American hero"
President Obama on Immigration Reform
29 January 2013 - Speaking at a Nevada school with a student body that is more than half Hispanic, President Obama said he is upbeat about the prospects for U.S. immigration reform.
Welcome to the Welsh Affairs Office
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Welcome to the Welsh Affairs Office, the Cardiff Virtual Presence Post (VPP) of the U.S. Embassy in the United Kingdom. We appreciate your visit.
These pages contain information on how to make business contacts with American firms, education in the U.S.A. and news from the Welsh Affairs Office. We hope you find them useful.
VPP Cardiff News
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U.S. Ambassador to UK praises 'business-friendly' Welsh Government (via WalesOnline)
23 January 2013 - The U.S. Ambassador to the UK has praised the approach of the Welsh Government to encouraging trade with America as he prepares to step down from the role after more than three years. Read more »
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Worldwide Caution from the Bureau of Consular Affairs
18 July 2012 - The Department of State has issued this Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. Read the travel alert »
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State's Gottemoeller on Freeing World of Nuclear Weapons
11 June 2012 - Remarks by Rose Gottemoeller, Acting Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, at the Joseph Rotblat Memorial Lecture, Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales. Read more »
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Fulbright Community Helps Makeover Cardiff Allotments
09 June 2012 -Current American Fulbright scholars, British Fulbright alumni, Fulbright Commission and Embassy staff, and their friends joined forces with Keep Wales Tidy and spent the day volunteering at the Leckwith and Drove allotments site in Cardiff, Wales. Read more »
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Steel giant Tata announces £800m Welsh investment
16 April 2012 - India's Tata Steel is to invest up to 800 million pounds in its facilities in Wales over the next five years, the First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, said in a statement, after returning from a visit to India. Read more »
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Statement by Secretary Clinton on St. David's Day
01 March 2012 - On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Wales as you celebrate St. David’s Day this March 1. Read more »
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U.S. insurance specialist Drias Transnat creates 50 jobs in Cardiff
15 February 2012 - U.S. company Drias Transnat is to create 30 jobs, rising to 50 over two years, by establishing its first European operation in Cardiff. Drias specialises in outsourced administrative functions to the insurance sector and has chosen Cardiff Bay for a European centre of excellence. Read more (WalesOnline) »
